- Date
- July 30, 1985, 19:30 local (Jul 31, 1985, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sonoma, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6284TCessna 150E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850730077419A
- Case key
- 24784
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a dual instructional flight the student plt practiced a full stop ldg followed by a take off. On initial climb all eng power was suddenly lost. When the CFI took over the controls & maneuvered the acft for an emergency ldg, the eng momentarily coughed & sputtered. While landing, the acft collided with trees & a post crash fire erupted which subsequently destroyed the acft. The CFI was reported to have stated to rescue personnel, 'guess I ran out of gas.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6284T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15060984
- Airframe hours
- 5,500
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Lange
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · February 1, 1985
- Departed
- 0Q9 · Sonoma, CA
- Airport
- 0Q9 · Sonoma Skypark, runway 26, 2,500 × 30 ft
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,670 total · 320 in this make and model · 1,451 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 20 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6284T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.